Combination type-writer cabinet and copy-holder.



PATENTED AUG. 15; 1905.

5. E. GHESNBY. COMBINATION TYPE WRITER CABINET AND COPY HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT.15| 1904.

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COMBINATION TYPE WRITER CABINET AND OOPY HOLDER.

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COMBINATION TYPE WRITER CABINET AND COPY HOLDER.

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E. E. GHBSNBY. COMBINATION TYPE WRITER CABINET AND COPY HOLDER.

APPLICATION TILED SEPT. 15, 1904.

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EZRA E. CHESNEY, OF KANSAS CITY, KANSAS, ASSIGNOR OF THREE- FOURTHS TOMADISON R. CHESNEY, ISAAC LA GRANGE, AND CHARLES R. FREDERICKSON, OFKANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

COMBINATION TYPE-WRITER CABINET AND COPY-HOLDER.

Application filed September 15,1904. Serial No. 224,618.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, EZRA E. CHESNEY, a citizen of the United States,residing in Kansas City, in the county of Wyandotte and State of Kansas,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Combination Type-VVriterCabinets and Copy-Holders, of which the following is a specification,reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings, forming a partthereof.

My invention relates to improvements in combination type-writer cabinetsand copyholders.

The object of my invention is to provide a type-writer cabinet having amember slidably mounted therein and adapted to contain a type-writer andsupplies therefor, a lid or cover mounted on the cabinet, and means bywhich when the said member is moved inward and outward the'cover may bemoved to cover and uncover, respectively, the typewriter and suppliesand to open and close the opening through which the slidable membermoves.

My invention provides, further,a copy-holding mechanism carried by thecabinet-cover and movable therewith and through the agency of thetype-writer-supporting member to different positions suitable for theconvenience and wishes of the operator.

My invention provides in the cabinet a movable writing-table which maybe quickly adjusted to a position desired and which may serve to controlin a measure the rearward movement of the type-writer support.

Other novel features are hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate my invention, Figure 1 isa perspective view of the cabinet, showing the drawer withdrawn, thewriting-table partlybroken away and moved to its outer position, a copymounted on the copy-holder, and the cover or lid in the elevatedposition. In this view is shown a type-writing machine mounted in thedrawer, and the writing-table is shown in dotted lines moved at an angleto its usual position. Fig. 2 is a front elevation view showing the lidor cover raised and the indicating-bar of the copy-holder disposed inposition against the copy. Fig. 3 is a view, partly in side elevationand partly in vertical section, the drawer and lid being shown in theopen position and the writing-table fully withdrawn. The drawerSpecification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 15, 1905.

and lid and some of the parts connected therewith are shown in dottedlines in the closed position. Fig. 4: is a perspective view of thecabinet shown in the closed position. Fig. 5 is a vertical sectionalview taken on the dotted line a 5 of Fig. 2, showing the parts in thepositions shown in solid lines in Fig. 3. In this view in dotted linesthe writing-table is shown in its rearmost position, having its rearedge resting against the rear side of the cabinetcasing so as to resistthe rearward movement of the drawer.

Similar characters of reference denote similar parts.

The cabinet-casing is preferably of a substantially upright rectangularform having a vertical back 1, secured at its lower end to the rear edgeof a horizontal base 2, to opposite ends of which are secured,respectively, the lower ends of the vertical sides 3, which are disposedparallel with each other, the upper forward corners being cut at anangle to the perpendicular, thus forming a support for the under side ofthe lid or cover 4, com prising, preferably, a flat board hinged at itsupper or rear edge to the forward edge of the horizontal top 5 of thecasing.

Below the inclined edges of the sides 3 is a horizontallyslidalolemember comprising, preferably, a drawer 6, having a plurality ofcompartments, one of which is adapted to contain a type-writing machine7 and the other compartments being adapted to contain supplies. Thedrawer 6 is provided at each end with a horizontal longitudinal groove8, fitted to a guiding-strip 9, secured to the adjacent side 3 of thecasing. The forward end of the drawer 6 is supported on the upper edgeof a transverse strip or board 10, the ends of which are secured,respectively, to the sides 3 of the casing. On the under side of thebottom of the drawer 6 is secured a stop 11, adapted to strike the rearside of the strip 10 for limiting the forward movement of the drawer. Onthe forward side of the drawer is provided a handle 12. Below the strip10 are two doors 12, hinged, respectively, at their outer vertical edgesto the forward sides of the sides 3. Below the doors 12' is a bar orstrip 13, secured at its ends in a horizontal position to the sides 3,respectively.

Upon the inner or under side of the lid or cover 4, adjacent itsrespective ends, are secured two projections 14, to which are pivotallysecured, respectively, the upper ends of two bars or links 15, the otherends of which are pivoted, respectively, to opposite sides of the drawer6, near the upper side and adjacent the rear thereof. The links 15 serveto impart movement from the drawer 6 to the lid or cover 4. By pullingout the drawer 6 to the position shown in solid lines in Fig. 3 thelinks 15 will force the lid or cover 4 to the position shown in solidlines. By forcing the drawer to the position shown in dotted lines inFig. 3 the lid or cover will be forced to a closed position or to theposition shown in dotted lines in the said figure. The drawer 6 is of asuflicient height that it will, with the lid 4, close the openingprovided in the forward side of the casing above the strip 10.

On adjacent sides of a longitudinal partition-board 16, mounted on theupper side of the bottom of the drawer 6 and one side of the drawer, aremounted two horizontal forwardly-extending guide-bars 17 and 18,respectively. These guide-bars serve to support a slidable horizontalwriting-table 19, one side edge of which is longitudinally grooved tofit the bar 17, the table resting at its other edge upon the upper sideof the bar 18. The table 19 may be drawn forward to the position shownin Fig. 1 when it is designed to use it for writing, or it may then beswung laterally at its forward end to the position shown in dotted linesin Fig. 1, if such position is more desirable. When not in use, thewriting-table 19 may be forced rearwardly to the position shown indotted lines in Fig. 5, with its rear edge resting against the forwardside of the back 1. In such position it will by its weight and frictionwith the bars 17 and 18 serve to prevent the rearward movement of thedrawer 6 when the parts are positioned as shown in Fig. 1, with the lidor cover inc-lined forwardly. Thus the drawer 6 maybe moved to theposition desired for properly positioning the copy 20 mounted on thecopy-holder, as hereinafter described.

A plurality of horizontal parallel boards 21 may be secured one abovethe other below the top of the casing, with their ends secured,respectively, to the sides 3 of the casing above the drawer 6. Bysecuring between said boards 21 and the top of the casinga number ofvertical parallel boards 22, a number of pigeonholes may be provided forthe reception of letters, documents, and similar things.

On the inner side of the lid or cover 4, adjacent one end thereof, issecured the outer end of a horizontal copy-holding bar 23, preferably ofresilient material and flexible toward and from the lid .4. Thecopy-tablet 20 is mounted, as shown in Fig. 1, with the leaves foldedover the bar 23, which by its resiliencypermits the leaves to be turnedand inserted between the bar and the lid 4 or withdrawn from behind thebar. A bar 24 has its outer end pivoted on a transverse pin or screw 25,mounted in a block 26, secured to the inner side of the lid 4 at the endof the lid opposite the one to which the bar 23 is secured. The bar 24is movable on the pin or screw 25 parallel with the inner side of thelid 4 and is capable of being flexed toward and from said lid. To thefree end of the bar 24 is pivoted, by means of a transverse pin 27, alineindi cating bar 28, which bar is secured rigidly to the pin 27, thepin being rotatively mounted in a transverse hole provided in the bar24. The outer end of the pin 27 is provided with a head by which the pinis seized for the purpose of swinging the bar 24 to and fro.

In operating the copy-holding mechanism just described the tablet orcopy 20 is mounted on the bar 23, the leaves of the tablet being turnedto the position desired, after which the outer end of the pin 27 isseized and the bar 24swung over the tablet to a position in which theindicating-bar will indicate the proper line on the tablet. When it isdesired to incline the lid 4 forward, as is shown in Fig. 1-, the bar 24and line-indicating bar 28 are positioned as shown in Fig. 1, the outersheets of the tablet being permitted to hang vertically in front of theindicating-bar 28. By moving the drawer 6 forward or backward to theproper position the lid may be swung so as to position the tablet tosuit the convenience of the operator. When it is desired to close thecabinet, the drawer 6 is forced inwardly to the position shown in Fig.4,

thus forcing, by means of the links 15, the

lid 4 to the position shown in Fig. 4, in which position it will closethe opening in the cabinet above the drawer 6 and at the same timeconceal the copy-tablet 20 and the contents of the drawer and desk. Whenthe parts are positioned as shown in Fig.4, the operator may arise froma chair placed in front of the cabinet without interference with thedrawer. When it is desired to operate the type-writing machine. theoperator, being seated in a chair placed in front of the cabinet and notshown, grasps the handle 12 and draws the drawer 6 forward to a positionin which the lid 4,'through the intermediacy of the links 15, will beswung to the open position with the inner side of the lid 4 exposed tothe front. By suitably moving the drawer the copy may be positioned asalready described, so as to be readily read by the operator.

My invention may be modified in many ways without departing from itsspirit.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

1. The combination with the casing provided in its forward side with anopening, of

a member horizontally slidable forward and backward in said opening, ahorizontally-slidable writing-table mounted upon said member and movablethereon to a position in which it will strike the rear side of thecasing and resist rearward movement of the slidable member, a cover orlid movably mounted on said casing so as to cover and uncover saidopening, and means controlled by the movement of said slidable memberfor moving the cover or lid to the open or closed positions.

2. The combination with the casing provided in its forward side with anopening, of a member horizontally slidable forward and backward in saidopening, a writing-table slidably mounted on said member and movablethereon to a position in which it will strike the rear side of thecasing and resist rearward movement of the slidable member, a cover orlid hinged to the casing and movable to positions for covering anduncovering said opening, and means controlled by the movement of saidslidable member for swinging the cover or lid to the open or closedpositions.

3. The combination with the casing provided with an opening .in itsforward side, of

a horizontally-slidable drawer movable for-' ward and backward in saidopening and provided with a plurality of compartments one of which isadapted to support a type-writing machine, a writing-table slidablymounted on said drawer and movable horizontally rearward thereon to aposition in which it will strike the rear side of the casing and resistrearward movement of the drawer, a cover or lid hinged to the casing andmovable to positions for covering and uncovering said opening, and meanscontrolled by the movement of the drawer for swinging the cover to theopen and closed positions.

4. The combination with the casing pro- .vided with an opening in itsforward side, of

a drawer horizontally slidable forward and backward in said opening, awriting-table slidably mounted on said drawer and movable thereon to aposition in the rear thereof and adapted to strike the rear side of thecasing and resist rearward movement of the drawer, a cover or lid hingedto the casing and movable to positions for covering and uncovering saidopening, and a link pivotally connected at one end to the drawer and atthe other end to the cover or lid.

5. The combination with the casing, provided with an opening in itsforward side, of a drawer horizontally slidable forward and backward insaid opening, a writing-table slidable forward and backward on saiddrawer and movable thereon to a position in which it is adapted tostrike the rear side of the casing, a lid or cover hinged at one edge tosaid casing and adapted to cover and uncover said opening and providedon its inner side with two projections, of two links pivotally connectedrespectively to said projections and to said drawer whereby movement ofthe drawer is communicated to said lid or cover.

6. The combination with the casing provided with an opening, of a memberhorizontally slidable therein, a horizontally-slidable writing-tablemounted upon said member and movable thereon to a position in which itwill strike the rear side of the casing and resist movement of theslidable member, a cover or lid movably mounted on said casing so as tocover or uncover said opening, a copy-holder mounted on the inner sideof the lid or cover, and exposed to view when the cover is in the openposition, and means controlled by the movement of the slidable memberfor moving the cover or lid to the open or closed positions.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two sub scribing witnesses.

EZRA E. CHESNEY.

Witnesses:

WARREN D. Housn, E. SwANsoN.

